84,000 Filipinos start local absentee voting

The Philippines commenced its three-day local absentee voting (LAV) on April 27, 2022, for over 84,000 approved applicants.

The voting period, which runs until April 29, is for public and private sector employees, including personnel from the Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), and members of the media, who will be on duty on Election Day, May 9, 2022.

Commission on Elections Commissioner George Garcia stated that the first day of LAV was generally peaceful and no untoward incidents were reported.

LAV voters will manually cast their ballots for national positions: president, vice president, senators, and party-list representatives.

The counting and canvassing of votes will be conducted manually at the main Comelec office in Intramuros, Manila, after the polls close on May 9.

Those who availed of LAV but did not vote during the designated period can no longer vote on May 9.